Professional Footballers’ Association

Outrage over the salary of PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor is nothing new. Last year he took home £2.29million, including more than £750,000 as a bonus.

Football Association

Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn (Mike Egerton/PA)

Scudamore’s salary was more than that of FA chief executive Martin Glenn, who reportedly took home £699,000 last year.

Rugby Football Union

RFU chief executive Steve Brown (Steve Parsons/PA)

Ian Ritchie was reportedly the highest-paid executive of a national British sporting governing body, earning a salary of £710,000 prior to his retirement last summer. Successor Stephen Brown is thought to earn less.

FIFA

Gianni Infantino is paid less than his predecessor Sepp Blatter, agreeing a salary of 1.5million Swiss francs (approximately £1.16million) when he took over in 2016 and no bonus. His package also includes a chauffeured car, accommodation and monthly expenses.

UEFA

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin (Nick Potts/PA)

Aleksander Ceferin took over as president in 2016 on a salary of 1.56million Swiss francs (approximately £1.2million). As with Infantino, this was less than his predecessor Michel Platini.

US sport

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Salaries for sporting executives in Britain and Europe pale in comparison to those in America.

When NFL commissioner Roger Goodell signed a contract extension last December, it was reported the five-year deal was worth up to 200million US dollars (approximately £156million), including the use of a private jet.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver, meanwhile, is estimated to earn up to 20million dollars a year (approximately £15.6million).